biography

Thirty-three stories of unsung heroes whose actions and sacrifices helped George Washington in winning the American Revolutionary War.

Presents the story of Jacqueline van Maarsen and her friendship with Anne Frank before Anne and her family went into hiding and recalls her own life in Nazi-occupied Holland.

An autobiographical account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56, focusing on the role of the Women's Political Council in the successful protest by African-Americans against segregation in the city's public transportation system.

Presents a biography of Anne Frank, and includes over one hundred photographs and artifacts of her life, her family, friends, their two years in hiding, as well as their arrest, transport to the concentration camps, and separation. Includes time line and index.

Tells the life story of Otto Frank, father of Anne, examining in depth the betrayal of his family to the Nazis through previously unseen letters and interviews with suspects' families, and discussing his time in Auschwitz, his life following World War II, and his editing and management of Anne's diary.

Contains profiles of fifty American men and women from the past and present who have made exceptional, positive contributions to the world, including artists, activists, aviators, scientists, teachers, musicians, inventors, athletes, journalists, jurists, and others.

Biography of Titanic survivor Margaret Brown, first woman to run for the United States Congress, who spent her life helping others.

Chronicles the exploits and achievements of more than fifty women in the past and present of America's West, including the guide and interpreter Sacajawea, journalist Jessie Benton Fremont, and author Willa Cather.

Discusses the leaders of the Civil War and their accomplishments, including statesmen, abolitionists, commanders of the Union and the Confederacy, cavalrymen, and women of courage.

Profiles ten Union generals: Ambrose Burnside, Ulysses S. Grant, Henry Halleck, Winfield Scott Hancock, Joseph Hooker, George McClellan, George Meade, Philip Sheridan, William T. Sherman, and George Henry Thomas.